Othello Act 2

Othello Act 2

1. Scene 1

   • Iago asks Roderigo to disrespect Cassio anonymously for his plan
   • Cassio praises Desdemona in his monologue
   • Cassio respects and trusts Othello
   • A lot of the upper-class characters use more wit and play in their language
   • Iago is misogynistic towards women

2. Scenes 2 and 3

   • Cassio praises and talks constantly about Desdemona
   • Iago talks about Desdemona more vaguely and about her mind games
   • Iago gets Cassio drunk, and Cassio fights Roderigo
   • Othello stops the fight and since he's a general he's listened to
   • Iago discusses his plan of telling Othello that Cassio seduced Desdemona and loves being he bad guy